*Vogue mannequin and journalist Gail O’Neill has died at age 61.
As City Hollywood 411 reviews, O’Neill was discovered useless in her dwelling in Atlanta on Oct. 10. No reason for dying has been confirmed. Nonetheless, based on ArtsATL — the place she served as editor-at-large, the New York native “courageously fought a critical sickness over the previous two years.”
O’Neill is survived by her husband Paul E. Viera, her mom Elaine, sister Denise, and brother Randy, per City Hollywood 411. The late fashionista and information reporter was at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York in 1985 when she was found by photographer Chuck Baker and his stylist spouse Martha, per THR. On the time, the Wesleyan College graduate was working in advertising and gross sales at Xerox. By the next 12 months, she was on the quilt of British Vogue.
“By the point I used to be 11 or 12 years outdated, I used to be satisfied that my tall, skinny body was some sort of cosmic joke…with me because the punchline,” O’Neill mentioned in a 2013 Q&A panel with the American Museum of Pure Historical past.
One in all my favourite supermodels of the 80s/90s 🕊🙏🕊🙏
Remembering Gail O’Neill former iconic trend mannequin and trailblazer who later turned a tv journalist.
Gail was thought of one of many elite black fashions on the planet within the 80s and 90s.
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— Aja Smith (@AjaforCongress) October 14, 2023
All through her profession, she modeled for manufacturers similar to Coca-Cola, Esprit, Avon, J. Crew, Donna Karan, Perry Ellis, Willi Smith, Calvin Klein and Nordstrom, based on THR. O’Neill additionally labored with well-known photographers, together with Annie Leibovitz, Arthur Elgort, Gilles Bensimon, Steven Meisel, Albert Watson, Fabrizio Ferri, Alex Chatelain, and Patrick Demarchelier.
She lined American and Italian Vogue, Mademoiselle, Elle, Glamour, and Essence, and featured on Sports activities Illustrated‘s swimsuit challenge.
“Individuals simply beloved her,” O’Neill’s agent Stephanie Grill advised WWD.
“They’d re-book her and re-book her. She was a significant magnificence with this stunning character – so genuine and type. And she or he actually had a lot integrity. She would have had 5 – 6 jobs a day if she might. She had so many choices. Everyone wished to work with Gail O’Neill.”
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